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banyan tree
difficult to distinguish roots from the trunk
sacred places & spaces
- ganges river
- temples
- home shrines
ganges river
- symbol of life without end
- ritual bathing
- used for cremation
temple
- mandir
- many images of gods/goddesses
sacred stories & scriptures
- Shruti
- Smriti
shruti
- "heard" scriptures (the most sacred)
- four vedas
- upanishads
four vedas
- "truths"
- myths, rituals, chants
upanishads
- concerned with the cycle of rebirth
- the mystical relationship between Brahaman (Ultimate Reality) and atman (soul)
- often shared in a dialogue between a guru and student
smriti
- "remembered" scriptures
- mahabharata
- ramayana
mahabharata
- includes Baghavad-Gita
- a Hindu epic poem
ramayana
- Rama is the hero of the epic, an incarnation of the God Vishnu
common hindu beliefs
1. the caste system
2. the four stages of life
3. the cycle of rebirth
4. sacredness of life
5. millions of gods and goddesses
castes of the caste system
- brahmin
- kshatriya
- vaishya
- shudra
- asprishya
brahmins
- priests and teachers
- highest caste
- purest, wisest, most learned
kshatriyas
- nobles and warriors
- protect and rule society